Glyburide may control gestational diabetes unresponsive to diet therapy.
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Increased levels of the liver enzyme GGT are an independent predictor of metabolic outcome, particularly of the development of impaired glucose tolerance or diabetes.
Read More »Black People More Likely to Survive a Stroke Than White People
Results show a clear survival advantage for blacks being 57% and whites 36%.
Read More »Protein Mix May Lower Diabetics’ Blood Sugar
An insulin-boosting protein mixture may help keep diabetics’ blood sugar in check after a carb-heavy meal.
Read More »Milk Helps to Loose Belly Fat
Three people put milk to the test. Low Chromium Increases Risk of Heart Attack
Read More »Health at Every Size: Toward a new Paradigm of Weight and Health
Have you ever heard of HAES (Health At Every Size)? Jon Robison, PhD, MS Executive Co-Director, Michigan Center for Preventive Medicine Department of Kinesiology, Michigan State University has been talking about this concept for years and it might just help your patients to success. To learn more click here.
Read More »Insulin Resistance Raises Risk of Heart Failure
Insulin resistance is an independent risk factor for congestive heart failure, this may, in large part, explain the well-known association between obesity and CHF.
Read More »Statin Does Not Prevent Cardiac Events in Seriously Ill Patients With Type 2 Dia
The investigators speculate that this may be too late in the disease course for therapy to be beneficial.
Read More »Diuretics Best BP Treatment for African-Americans With Metabolic Syndrome
New data fails to support preference for other antihypertensives over diuretics.
Read More »Obesity, Diabetes-Linked Gene Found
French researchers have identified a gene associated with increased risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes in children and adults.
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